Rod reel



Oct. 28 1924. 1,513,416

F. H. NULLMEYER ROD REEL Filed July 13 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Oct; 28 1924.

F. H. NULLMEYER RoD REEL Filed July -13v 1923 v 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR Patented @et 28, 1924,

.were H. Nennwert @tentamens e111@ AAppleativonYlegl July 13, 1923.

To aZ'Z w/wm t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK YH. NULL- Mnrrn, a citizen of the United States, residing at ftruthers, ldahoning County, @hio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in vRod Reels, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to an improvement in rod reels and more particularly reels which are used for reeling up rods as they pass vfrom the rolls.

The object of my invention Vis to provide a reel which is simple in construction, which can be readily thrown into and out of action to rst reel up the rod as it passes from the rolls and then dump or empty the reel and automatically stop the rotation of the reel during the dumping operation.

Another object of my invention is to provide a reel in which there is no danger of maintaining a connection between the 'reeldriving mechanism and reel brake when shifting from dumping `position to reeling position or from reeling position to dumping position.

Another object of my invention is to provide a reel having a bottom dumppwhereby the reeled rod may be dropped in a vertical manner in a linesubstantially perpendicular to the conveyor which conveysthe reeled rod from the reels.

The precise nature of my invention will be best understoodby reference Ito the accompanyingl drawings, which will now be described, it 'being premised, however,` that various changes may be made .in the details of construction, withoutmleparting Afrom Vthe spirit andscope of ymy invention as :defined in the appendedclaims. In the drawings:

Figurel is a sideelevation ofone forrn'of Ereelconstructed in 4accordance with invention; i 'Y i i b Figure 2 is a .vertical section throught-he reelfand lits operating' mechanism showing" Athe reel in its running position witha portion of arod held within the reel; and i Figure ,3 is a view Vsimilar to .Figure 2, .shorties the parts in flumelig ioftin.

l.Referring to the drawingsthe reference character 2 designates the frame of the KAstructure or housing comprising legs vwhich `lst-raddle the conveyor niechanism', shown Y'broken lines between the legs. com- Serial No. 651,365.

`Rotatably ymountedin :bearings 4 and 5 :in

the housing or frame 2 is a shaft 6, the .upl per end of Awhich is kprovided .with a :bevel gear 7, which meshes v'with a ibevel gear@ on the longitudinal shaft 9, Awhich is also V,ar-

ranged to drive several .reels andwhicli may be driven by Ameans of a driving .connection to a pulley 10.

.Connected tothe shaft .f6 and arranged to rotate therewith lis a runner 111, which =bears on'ballsabovethe Ebearing 4, and which runner( supports .the load on the shaft. -Gonnected to the shaft` and' adapted vto rotate therewith is a clutch member 12, which Ais arranged to be engaged by Vclutch member 18, on the reel y14 'whenthe' reel is elevated, asindicated in Figure@ lial's abrake memlber lixedly connected ltothe frame 12,',ai1'd which is' yarranged to be engaged -by the clutch member .13 to arrest the rotary motion of the reel when the reel Vis shifted'v from :its reeling lposition to its dumping position, as shown in Figure 3.

The reel v.14 4is rotatably mounted on the shaft 6, and is suspended from a support on the sha-ft by means of Y.four l,rods 115. The rods-l'engage a .lower flange" ofl airing-"16, formed of two parts ;A which surround the shaft 6 and are secured to eachother by'bolts 17. This ring 16 is supported on`=ball=bear ings between Athe lflangesfof the two' ring members ,which are, in turn,su'pported -b'yfa flanged ring l8, supported @by a lever-19. rlhe lever 519 is pivotally connectedA at one end to a yoke member 20, supported fro'm the' frame of the machine, V'while'the other end thereof is connected'"to fy'lrie 2l, connect-ed to gaf piston'in a cylinder lower ends of rods 15"are V connected 'to a ring-2e, on which a-fesa'pportedfbaii-bearings Iwhicln'in turn,'supportthehiib ofr'el 14through the `medium of a ringlrrerber24 rThe reel preferably A.comprises two elements 25 and "26, which are splined vto each i hook members 27 and to the member 25 and are a plurality of pivotally connected one of th hook members 27 is a link inemoei 28, r; a ement being' sir-h that the rod as it is being reelech and when sai.

i are in the position shown in Figure 8a Wil be ivitharavn to perni-it the the hooks reeled rod to drop on to the conveyor.

Surrounding the member Z6 and connecte thereto is a member 297 having' slots through Which the hook members 2'? are adapted to be nioveth and is a fixed cage member snr-rminding` the inember.

lillhen the machine is reeling as illustrated in Tfigure 2, the clutch member 13 is in engagement with the clutch member and Will be rotated. thereby to reel up rod as it passes from the rolls7 the rod being downwardly into the reel between the 29 and 30. lllhen the entire rod. has been reeled? the operator admits {lui-d i" is the cylinder 227 to permit the leve," lower the Darts to the position Figure 3. Dui-ina' the first part of he lowcrine,` movement, the clutch member vill engage the brake member i3 and arrQ movement of the reel b "ire the hoo1 have leer shifted to any appreciable extent. luring' the further downward movement and during` the stopping of reel7 the hooks will be retracted to vthe nositi n shown in Figure 3, to permit the coiled to drop from between the cages ane il() to the conveyor S3, the motion of the l, is; en- "irely a rested before the reeled rod is re eased from the hooks 2. ritter the reele fed has been dnmpeth the onerator again controls the flow of tlnirl'nressure to tl cylinder 227 to raise the reel te the shown inl VFigaro 2. and dnrir i' movement, the hooks iv inwardly and .immediate element i3 is released from the brake member 1,3 it Will engage the d iving clutch element l2, so that the reel ivill be driven by the shaft 6. Y

The advantages of my invention result from the provision Vof a reel in which the driving' elements are released before the brake is al when the parts are news1 mais nplied, moved to the reverse order, the brake element is released before the driving` elements are engaged.

Another advantage results fron the provision of a bottom dumping reel, in Which the coiled rod is dropped in a flat manner from the reel to the conveyor.

l claim:

l. A rod reeling' device, having a frame, vertical shaft journaled in the frame, a reel movable along` the axis of the shaft7 means for connecting the reel to the shaft,

israele when the reel is raised and means for the reel and for supporting the load on the reel independent of the shaft when reeling, substantially as described.,

2. A rod reeling devite` having a a vertical shaft jonrnaled in the frame reel movable along the axis of the sl means for connecting the reel to the sh When the reel is raised, means for bralt' the reel when the reel is lowered7 nie for raisingand loir/crine` the reel and supporting the load on tne reel indepenoen of the shaft when reeling, snbstan -llv a described.

3. i rod reeling deizice comprising frame7 a vertical shaft journaled in the frame, a reel rotatably mounted on the shaft and movable along the shaft, means for necting the reel in driving` relation with the shaft, a support for the reel arranged to support the reel ant the load thereon i the reel is in driving relation vfith the sha it, and means for raising and lowering; the suoport for the reel.

41. A rod reeling; device, comprising; a frame7 a vertical shaft jonrnaled the fr me, a reel rotablyv mourned on the shaft and movable along;- the shaft, nie; ns for con necting the reel in driving relation 'with the shaft7 a brake for the reel, a support for the reel arranged to support the reel an( t load thereon When the reel is in d relation vvith the sluit7 and means ier raisingi and loweringy the support to raise the reel into drivingv connection With the shaft and for lowering it into braking' position 5. A rod reeling),` device7 comprising; a frame, a vertical shaft journaled in the frame, means for rotating` the shaft, a clutch member connected to the` shaft, a reel havingv tivo elements movable along' the .\;is of the shaft, hooks connected to both of said elements and arranged to be moved into both reeling` and dumping positions by the movement of the reel elements, a dri ving clutch member connected to one clement7 a supgort for one of said elements snrrounding" the shaft, means on said elements for raising` the one when the other is raised and for permitting the last element to move independently of the first for actuating` the hooks and connecting' the reel with the clutch or the brake, and means for raising' or loivering' the supportI substantially as described.

6. A rod reeling` device comprising a framev avertical shaft rotatably mounted in bearing on the frame, a clutch element on the shaft, a reel having two elements arranged to be rotated on the shaft, said elements being connected for longitudinal 'movement relative to each other and to the. shaft along` the aXis of the shaft but arranged to be rotated together, a brake member surrounding the shaft and fixed to the frame, a. clutch element connected to one of the elements of the reel and located between the clutch element on the shaft. and the brake member, reeling devices on the other reel element, reeling device actuating connections between said devices and the first mentioned reel element, and means for raising and lowering Vthe last reel element, to shift the reeling devices into and out of reeling position and to shift the clutch member on the reel into operative engagement with the clutch element on the shaft or the brake, substantially as described.

A rod reel having a vertical shaft, a reel on the shaft having upper and lower members, said members being connected to rotate together but to permit moven'ient along the shaft, means for raising and lowering the lower reel element, means for limiting the downward movement of the upper reel element, reeling devices connected to the two reel elements arranged to reel a rod when the reel elements are in their raised positions and to dump the reel rod when said elementsI are in their lowered positions, he longitudinal movement of the lower reel element being greater than the movement of the upper reel element, and means for driving one of the reel elements, substantially as described.

8. A rod reel having a vertical shaft, a reel on the shaft having upper and lower members, said members being connected to rotate together but to permit movement along the shaft, means for raising and lowering the lower reel element, means for limiting the downward movement of the upper reel element, reeling devices connected to the two reel elements arranged to reel a. rod when the reel elements are in their raised positions and to dump the reel rod when said ele-ments are in their lowered positions, the longitudinal movement of the lower reel elementl being greater than the movement of the upper reel element, and means for connecting the upper reel element to the shaft substanrotate together but to permit movement along the shaft, means for raising and lowering the lower reel element, means for limiting the' downward movement of the upper reel element, reeling devices connected to the two reel elements arranged to reel arod when the reel elements are in their raised positions and to dump the reeled rod when said elements are in their lowered positions, the longitudinal movement of the lower reel element being greater than the movement of the upper reel element, means for connecting the upper reel element to the shaft when said reel elements are raised, and a brake for arresting the rotary movement of the reel when the reel elements are lowered, substantially as described.

l0. A device of the character described, having a vertical driving shaft, a driving member on t-he shaft having a conical driving face, a reel on the shaft having upper' and lower members, a brake surrounding the shaft having a conical face, reeling hooks connected to both reel members and arranged to be held in reeling position when the reel members are elevated and for clearing the reel of a reeled bundle when the reel .members are lowered, means for raising and lowering the lower reel member, the upper member being raised and lowered to a. lesser degree by the lower member through the medium of the hooks, and stop means on the upper member between the driving member on the shaft and the brake having conical faces for engagement with either the brake or driving member, substantially as described.

n testimony7 whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

FRANK H. NULLMEYER. 

